Pen and pencil clip



` Oct. 9, 1934.

L.` H. ASl -IMORE PEN AND PENCIL CLIP Filed Jam' ll. 1932 2 W W w E m'INVENTUR'- Leon HahlAshmu Patented Oct. 9, 1934 1,975375 I p PEN ANDPENCIL'CLIP Leon HehlAshinore,Collingswood, N. J assignor to TheEsterbr'ook Steel Pen Manufacturing' Co., Camden,

N. J., Jersey Application January 11,

6 Claims.

My invention relates to fountain pens, and comprises an improved form ofretaining clip usually car'ieclby the cap of a fountain pen and designedto facilitate its retention in the pocket of the user.

One object of my invention` is to provide a clip that will be retained'at the end of'the cap ef a ountain pen by the engagement of securingmeans with a portion of such clip overlying the cap.

A further object of my invention is to provide clip securing meansarranged to'pass through an apertured fiange of the clip overlying theend in the cap; such securing means passing through an opening in thecap and being retained in fixed position within the' cap whereby suchclip will be rmly held in place.

These and other features of my invention are more fully describedhereinafter; reference being had to the accompanying drawing, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of my improved clip and retaining meanstherefor for associaticn with the cap of a fountain pen; the parts beingshown in separated condition prior to final assembly.

Fig.-2 is a sectional View of the cap of fountain pen showing the mannerin which my improved clip is retained in place. i

Fig. 3 is a plan View 'of a blank from which 'etaining means forsecuring the clip in place, within the scope of my invention, may bemade, and v Fig. 4 is an inverted plan View of a retaining member formedfrom'a 'blank such as illustrated in Fig. 3.

The 'object of my invention is to provide a simple and effcient form ofclip for fountain pen caps, and simple and emcient means for retainingsuch clip in position.

In the drawing, 1 represents the cap member of a fountain pen whichreceives the clip; 2 indicates the clip proper, which is disposed in anangular position with respect to the cap, as clearly illustrated in Fig.2. This clip may be of any suitable shape, and in the present instance Ihave shown a clip having a leg Z of bifurcated shape or design, the legsof which are joined to a substantially circular flange 2 overlying thecap, by angular shoulders 2 The depending portion of the clip may be ofany character.

The circular or other shaped flange 2 of the clip overlies the end wall1 of the cap 1, and such fiange is centrally apertured at 2 in exactregistry with an aperture l formed in the 'end a Corporation of' New1932, Serial Ne. seems wall l of the cap; the diameter of suchcircularlflange being a shade less than the diameter of such cap. Theflange portion 2 is placed over the end of the 'apertured cap andretaining means in the form of a circular plate 3 with securing means isapplied thereto; such circular plate 3 having depending portions orprongs 3 integral therewith, exactly fitting the circular aperture 2 inthefiange 2 of the clip and the bore 1 in the end wall l of the capmember.

After these parte are assembled, as indicated in Fig. 2, the lowerportions of the prongs are upset by a suitable tool inserted in the capmember and pressed down across the inner edge of the Wall 1 atthejuncticn of the bore l with the same; this upsetting or peaningaction having the effect of drawing the retaining member 3 in closeengagement with the circular flange 2 of the clip and holding the two intight engagement with theend wall of the cap member, as clearlyillustrated in Fig. 2.

The retaining member 3 may be cut from a solid piece of metal andprovided with prongs of suitable character, substantially as illustratedin Fg. 1, or it may be shaped by a spinning operation from a blank 'suchas illustrated in Fig. 3, which blank is provided with extensions 3which' are brought inwardly over the same to form the retaim'ng prongs3while the metal of the blank is turned over to a final diameterindicated by the dotted line '56, which represents the finished externaldiameter of the retaining member 3. r

It 'is to be uhderstood, of course, that I may employ any form of metalto serve as the retaine ing member, non-corrodible metal of varioustypes, as well as precious and semi precious metals. The clip will be ofsuitable spring metal having a relatively high elastic limit, and suchmetal is preferably of a non-corrodible type.

The surface of the retaining member 3 may be. substantially plain asillustrated, or it maybe embossed or embellished in any way.Additionally, it serves to receive, by engraving or other means, indiciarepresenting the name of 'the owner, a monogram, or insignia of anytype.

It will be understood, of course, that I do not wish to be limited to aConstruction involving externally circular parts, since the fiangecarried by the clip may have any desired contour and one that iscomplemental to the contour of the cap, which may have a polygonal orother shaped cross sectional contour. In like manner the disk portion ofthe retaining member 3 overlying the clip flange and securing the latterin position in' the end Wall of the cap member may have a similarlycomplemental'contour.

While I have described my improved clip structure as particularlyavailable for association With fountain pens, it will be understood thatit may be associated With many` forms or pencils, Without departingfroni my invention.

Various modifications may be made in connection with this structurewithout departing from the spirit and scope of my invention as set forthin the appended claims.

I claim: ;i i

1. The combination of a fountain pen cap comprising a relativelythin-walled shell With a thickened end wall having an enlarged centralaperture providing an internal shoulder, a ,clip member having asubstantially circular centrally apertured fiange of substantially thesame area as and tting over said thickened end Wall, a spring armintegral With said fiange; the aperture in said flange being of the samediameter as the aperture in the thickened end wall of the cap, means forsecuring said' clip member in place comprising a disk overlying theflange of said clip member and having substantially the same area, and aplurality of integral prongs carried by said disk in spaced relation andpassing through and substantially fitting the apertures of sad fiangeand the thickened end Wall of the cap, respectively; said disk beingretained in place to hold the clip member in fixed position against theend of the cap by bending the ends of said prongs outwardly against theinner shoulder of said thickened end Wall. i

2. The combination of a fountain pen cap comprising a relatively thinwalled substantially cye lindrical shell having a thickened end wallproviding an internal shoulder; said end Wall having a central circularaperture, a clip member comprising a spring arm terminating in acircularly apertui ed flange fitting over the end wall of said cap Withits aperture registering with the aperture thereef, a disk overlyingsaid apertured lange, and integral prongs carried by said disk; saidprongs passing through said flange and the apertured end wall of thecep' and being upset within said cap against the internal shoulderforined by the thickened end Wall of the same to retain the flange ofsaid clip member in fixed position with respect to said cap.

3. The combination of a fountain pen cap having a thiclened end wallwith a central aperture, a clip member comprising a depending spring legand a fiange integral therewith; said I'lange being apertured toregister with the aperture of` said thickened end wall and overlying thesame, and a disk-like rivet member overlying the fiange of the clipmember and having a plurality of integral prongs passing through theapertures oif said clip iiange and end Wall; said prongs having anexternal dimension exactly fitting the apertures of said fiange and endWall and having their inner ends outwardly bent against the shoulder ofthe thiokened Wall to hold the clip member in fixed position withrespect to said cap.

4. The combinaticn of a iountain pen cap cornprising a lsubstantiallycylindrical hollow body having an open end and a partially closed end;said partially closed end having a wall thicker than the cylindrical'wall and having a circular opening therein, a clip comprising a springleg having a circular fiange at one end thereof; said fiange having anouter circunference substantially equal to that of said cap and acentral opening registering With' the circular opening in the partiallyclosed end of said cylindrical eap .member, a disk overlying said fiangeand the end of the fountain pencap and having integral prongs passingthrough the fiange on said clip and the' opening in the partially closedend of said cap member for xedly positioning said clip with relation tosaid Gap; said'prongs having an external dimension equal to and beingcurved to exactly fit the openings in said fiange and end wall.

5. The combination of a ountain pen cap cou prising a relativelythin-Walled cylindrical shell having a relatively thicker end wall; saidend wall being centrally apertured and providing internal shoulder, aclip comprising a depending leg and a flange angularly disposed with'respect to the same and integral therewith; said flange overlying theend of the eap and having a central aperture registering with thecentral aperture of said thickened end wall, and retaining means forholding said flange in position against the end wall of thecapconprising a plate overlying said fiange, and a plurality of in egralprongs projecting from said plate inwardly of its edge and'positioned toexactly t against the walls of the apertures in the flange and capmeniber; said prongs being upset against the shoulder ornied by thethickened end Wall to retain the clip in place. r

6. A structure as set forth in claim l, wherein the pronged disk-likeretaining member has its marginal edge turned over upon itself and thespaced prongs are integral With said turnedover portion and inwardlydisposed with respect to the margin of the disk-like member.

LEON HEHL ASHMORE.

